October 2011 | Navy Reserve Website

From Mahan to Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've read virtually every English-language book on the subject of the history of Japanese militarism and history from Perry through World War II. Had I another life or more time, I would do a PhD on the topic, as it fascinates me deeply. Thus, I greatly anticipated this book, and, despite my low rating...

The Bluejacket's Manual, 24th Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Although everyone is issued this manual in boot-camp (RTC) it is still essential reading for several people. If you are in the Delayed entry program (DEP) or thinking about joining the Navy, this book will give you valuable insight and get you well prepared for your career. Start reading the material...

Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy SEAL Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Chuck can take simple words and twist them into a visual image that needs no further input. Going from the mundane hurry up and wait mentality of typical military ops, he takes you from humorous bar scenes to the horrors of terrorism and the mayhem resulting from underestimating the enemy and complacency....

Point Man: Inside the Toughest and Most Deadly Unit in Vietnam by a Founding Member of the Elite Navy Seals Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)You could almost imagine what it was like being in 'Nam - hear the ruffle of the leaves, smell the sweat, feel the dampness of the ground and hear the crickets. Read it alone at night and you could easily imagine Charlies waiting to spring a surprise on you. No regrets getting this book!Click Here to...

Bluejackets and Contrabands: African Americans and the Union Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I found this to be a fascinating review of a topic rarely discussed in the past - the involvement of African Americans with the US Navy during the US Civil War. The book describes how escaped slaves and others wishing to get out of the area of the war in the US south coast contacted the Navy for help,...

Ironclad Captain: Seth Ledyard Phelps & the U.S. Navy, 1841-1864 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Jay Slagle has produced a book that offers so much. It gives the reader a real feel of what life was like for a young officer in the pre-Civil War Navy and how the development of the sectional conflict was perceived. This book is also one of the best accounts of the Western Flotilla/Mississippi Squadron...

Sober Men and True: Sailor Lives in the Royal Navy, 1900-1945 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My reason for purchasing the book was to learn the duties and daily routines of lower deck sailors, especially able seamen. In this task, the book failed to meet my expectations, there being no mention of the work of able seamen. However, it was very informative regarding relationships between officers...

Passport Not Required: U.S. Volunteers in the Royal Navy, 1939-1941 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Patriotism is a key ingredient of many books on the subject of World War II. A devotion to one's country, and the courage and willingness to risk one's life in an effort to protect it, have been the core of many a great read. But what about humanity? What about risking one's life to protect a country...

Network-Centric Warfare: How Navies Learned to Fight Smarter Through Three World Wars Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is a chronology of how naval command and control (C2) systems evolved over the last 100 years in response to changing technologies and threat environments. It focuses especially on the U.S. Navy, but includes discussions of foreign naval developments as well. It is an indispensable book to...

Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey: The Role of the Navy in the Civil War (Reading Essentials in Social Studies) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey: The Role of the Navy in the Civil War" begins with an introduction to the Civil War- its causes, the two sides, and the conflict that led to the bloodiest war in America's history. In the historical fiction chapters, Conrad Elroy, a 13-year-old powder monkey for the Union...

Engage the Enemy More Closely: The Royal Navy in the Second World War Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Mr. Barnett undertakes to describe the Royal Navy's operational history in World War II. To do this, he has to take up where World War I ended and the interwar years. He describes the budget cuts, wholesale decommissioning of ships, the subordination of the Fleet Air Arm and the neglect lavished on the...

The Restoration Warship: The Design, Construction and Career of a Third Rate of Charles II's Navy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Richard Endsor's The Restoration Warship is the result of a decade's research and writing. Endsor is a trained aerospace engineer with long experience in analyzing technical issues. He also has been studying the records and the archeology of Britain's early imperial fleets for decades. The Restoration...

U.S. Small Combatants, Including Pt-Boats, Subchasers, and the Brown-Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book has the most detail on the subject of any that I have found. Many line drawings. I only wish that it also had drawings of some of the ship's hull lines suitable for scratchbuilding models. I'm researching my next boat (vietnam 100' PGM) and this book confirmed that it is just an extended USCG...

United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911 (Putnam's US aircraft) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Tour guides at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola refer to this book as "The Bible." Covers every aircraft in the naval inventory from 1911 - 1990 with minor exceptions. A photograph, diagrams and concise details highlight each type. Explains the confusing designation changes of 1922...

Leverage of Sea Power: The Strategic Advantage of Navies in War Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)1. Colin Gary's book titled 'Leverage of Sea Power' is first book of the author on maritime affairs. This book is a classical work propounding the effect the Sea Power has had on the events in history, ancient and modern. The painstaking research and logical flow of this work stands out. 2. The author...

Battleships of the U.S. Navy in World War II Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Battleships of th U.S. Navy in World War II includes many photographs, side drawings and deck plans to illustrate each battleship class and more often each battleship. The different radar arrays are also illustrated.The book touches very lightly on the japanese battleships of WWII. Battleships covered...

The Great Wall at Sea: China's Navy Enters the 21st Century Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Great Wall at Sea is on balance a decent introduction to the modern Chinese Navy that is geared more towards breadth than depth. It tries to put the current state of the Navy in a historical context, and explains briefly training, recruiting, personnel administration, fleet organization, systems,...